Election law questions arise over polling place signage
In Sweet Grass county a reader questions the handling of election signage near polling places, recounting signs removed by Democrats and a disputed 25 foot rule. The writer notes attempts to obtain legal guidance from county and state attorneys, describes poll watching debates, and urges bipartisan cooperation and open discussion of issues.
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Mary E. McCleerey
Pioneer
Arne Hoem
O. J. Paulson
Attorney General’s
Helena
Court House
Paulson
Eagle Eye
Howard Hanson
Sweet Grass County
Debat 5 Mrs J arrives home after long visit
Mrs J and companion O Matthew arrived home Monday by train after visiting her brother Frank Kamps of Anacortes Washington and sister Mrs Lizzie Wetzel and Dr Prosser Washington. She had been away since October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Matthew
Frank Kamps
Lizzié
Wetzel
Dr. Prosser
Scholastic Letter Awards Honor Local Students
A special assembly recognized four-year scholastic achievement with letters awarded by the Big Timber Woman's Club. Recipients include Lee Langhus John Ellison Gwena McGehee Terry Mosness Margery Nickel Sharon Terland Berdine Woodhouse. Silver pins went to Suzann Fallang Jeanette Holmberg Richard Paulson Mary Standish. A $25 cash award awaits graduates with a 3.75 four-year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Langhus
John Ellison
Gwena McGehee
Terry Mosness
Margery Nickel
Sharon Terland
Berdine Woodhouse
Big Timber Woman’s Club
Suzann Fallang
Jeanette Holmberg
Richard Paulson
Mary Standish
Bill Cole
Woman’s Club
Crate
Mary
Standish
John
Elison
Sandra Hetland
Robert Hajek
Mary Ann Kiindt
Suzann Failang
Latricia Ludwick
Judy Etzold
Margery. Nickel
Cheryl Tronrud
Ann Bare
Judy Carl
Linda Fellows
Judy Grosfield
Shirley Rostad
Ray Brunson
Kathleen Harper
Kim ‘Tyler
Steve Hanson
Rich Paulson
Mary Ann McDonald
Julie Strobel
Andy Braaten
Dick Adams
Peter Becken
Gene Stuber
Linda Clayton
Tom Klindt
Tom Nicholson
Social Security Discussed At Sweet Grass County Meeting
A series of meetings sponsored by Sweet Grass county home demonstration clubs opens with a talk on Social Security. Ray Sammons and A E Johnson will address farm management and social security from a farm manager viewpoint. Open to all county residents. refreshments to follow.
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Social Security
Sweet Grass
Ray Sammons
MSC
A. E. Johnson
Gallatin
Park
Fire Scare Near Tronrud Ranch Causes Brush Blaze
Mrs Morris Tronrud Jr saw smoke along the river and reported a blaze on her ranch. The fire burned dry grass and brush for a while before crews, aided by George Tronrud ranch, confined it with minimal damage. It is believed to have started from an electric fence while Tronrud Jr was elsewhere with the children attending a play.
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Morris
Yost Family Attends 4-H Leaders Conference in Great Falls
Mr and Mrs John Yost Mrs Arne Grosfield Lloyd Berg and County Agent Bob Racicot traveled to Great Falls to attend the South Central 4 H district leaders conference October 29 30 The group learned about 4 H club work and addressed problem areas and age group engagement An evening banquet honored Mrs John Yost for twenty years of service as a 4 H club leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yost
Arne Grosfield
Lloyd Berg
Bob Racicot
Great Falls
Mrs Leicht Named First Woman On City Plan Commission
Betty Esp, later Leicht, wife of Robert Leicht and mother of four, becomes Sheboygan City Plan Commission's first female appointee. Mayor Muuss announced the selection noting zoning and family concerns shape commission work. He quipped longtime male members must adjust to a woman’s perspective at meetings. Continued on Page Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan
Wis. W
Leicht
Betty
Esp
Leonard
Jesp
Sweet-Grass County
Robert Leicht
Dillingham Ave
Plan Commission
Sterling Pioneer Leader Dies After Hip Injury
Jess Sterling 84 longtime Ryegate area president and pioneer dies in a Billings hospital after a fall broke his hip and declining health. Born April 3 1880 Prinsville Oregon he moved to Montana in 1900. Survived by Stella his widow daughter Jessie Zeier stepson Edward Dunlap four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 PM Ryegate Methodist Church burial in Ryegate Cemetery.
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Jess* Sterling
Ryegate
Billings
Mr. Sterling
Prinsville
Ore
Montana
Ryegaté
Stella
Carpenter
Portland
Robert
Jessie) Zeier
Edward Dunlap
Sand Coulee
Arid
Ryegate Methodist Church
Clay Liston Fight Teased for TV Cable
Fragmentary text suggests television plans for the Clay Liston boxing match. Mentions of cable firms and a Monday evening broadcast around November 16 imply early scheduling, with unclear details and garbled wording about how the fight will be shown.
Mint to Strike 1964 Silver Dollar Commemorative
Denver mint to strike 45 million 1964 dated silver dollars by June 30 1965 with no Philadelphia mint involvement. Coins released after Jan 1 1965 and shipped to western Federal Reserve banks. 1921 1935 Peace design by Anthony de Francisci features Liberty and eagle motif.
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Congress
United States Mint
Denver
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Banks
Western Federal Rserve
United States
Germany
Austria
Commission of Fine Arts
Anthony de “‘Francisci
Ofa
United ‘States
of ‘America
October Bridge Tournament Held by Women's Club
The October bridge tournament hosted by the Woman's Club saw Mrs and Mrs Ed Braaten as high scorers. The event runs from October to March with finalists to be announced later.
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Dorer
Ed Braaten
SGHS Honor Roll Is Announced
SGHS lists honor roll recipients with multiple level distinctions. Students across grades earn honors with GPAs from 3.75 to 3.00 and a B honor roll at 3.40 to 2.20, naming many individuals by name in a school notice style.
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SGHS
Mrs. Warp Named Chairman for 1964 Christmas Seal Drive
Mrs. Barney Warp will chair the 1964 Christmas Seal campaign in Montana, announced by C. S. Porter, president of the Montana Tuberculosis Association. The drive runs November 16 through December 31 with campaigns to mobilize volunteers and raise funds for tuberculosis and respiratory disease public health efforts.
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Barney Warp
C. S. Porter
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Porter
Warp
Association
Cristmas
Home Demonstration Council Elects Officers
Newly elected officers at a recent Home Demonstration Council meeting at Mrs. Jonas Mauland’s home include Peggy Mothershead secretary-treasurer and F B Peterson county program chairman. Hold-over officers are Maitland president and Emil Drivdahl vice president. Groups represented include Kent Kommunity Klub Harmony Homes club and the Trio club. Plans for the coming year and the spring meeting in May were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Mauland
Peggy Mothershead
F. B. Peterson
Maitland
Emil Drivdahl
Kent Kommunity Klub
Harmony Homes Club
Trio Club
Noxious Weed Association to Hold Annual Meeting
The Montana Noxious Weed Association plans its annual gathering in Bozeman on November 1920. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Reports on weed control from 9:20 to 11:45 feature Canada thistle aquatic weeds by Jesse Hodgson Harold Guenthner Leafy spurge by Vern Stewart Glenn Hartman Downybrome by Leslie Sander and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Noxious Weed Assn
Bozeman
Bob Racicot
Jesse Hodgson
MSC
Harold Guenthner
Vern Stewart
Creston
Glenn Hartman
Sidney
Leslie Sander
State Department of Agriculture
C. Lowell Purdy
Agriculture
Helena
Forrest Anderson
Jesse ‘Hodgson
L.o."baker
MSC Experiment Station
Pioneer Banquet Draws Seventy Pioneers and Descendants
The Pioneer Society annual banquet at the Dugout drew about seventy attendees. A birthday cake honoring Montana statehood and a long grey table display with carved wagons highlighted the centennial theme. Entertainment included the American Legion chorus and local families. Officers re-elected: Hazel Mack president, Thressa Mack vice president. Martin Songstad secretary treasurer. Emil Johnson honorary president.
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Pioneer Society
Martin Songstad
Montana
Owen
McCleerey
American Legion Chorus
Buck Sisters
Hathaway Brothers
Fellows Sisters
Hazel Mack
Thressa Mack
Emil Johnson
McNulty Ranch Auction Slated Near Big Timber
Mr and Mrs Tom McNulty announce a ranch sale at their Boulder area property ten miles south of Big Timber starting at 10 30 AM on Tuesday November 17 Focusing on deeded land the 1180 acre ranch and a full line of farm machinery will be offered There are 151 Angus cattle three milk cows eight horses and other livestock plus buildings and a home for sale.
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Tom McNulty
Big Timber
Awards Made at Recognition Night at Legion Hall
A capacity crowd attended 4-H Recognition Night with remarks by Ralph Cosgriff. Highlights included reports on the National 4H Congress in Chicago, Montana 4H Congress in Bozeman, junior leadership camp, and conservation camp. Members earned years of service pins, 4-H achievement awards, and several project and club honors were presented by local leaders and sponsors.
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Legion Hall
Ralph Cosgriff
4-H Clubs Council
Clyde Bainter
Linda Clayton
Pat Beley
Anne Grosfield Jr
Tully Lavold
Berdine Woodhouse
Marilyn Mathes
Sharon Tollefson
Libby Anderson
Susan
Chicago
Danny Halverson
Louise Smith
Montana
Bozeman
Nancy Ewan
Robert Cosgriff
Carol Croft
Kalispell
John Yost
Arne Grosfield
Great Falls
Bob Racicot
Shirley Janke
Margaret Harper
Linda Yost
Margaret Lavold
Frances Woodhouse
Susan Anderson
Joyce Woodhouse
Roland Woodhouse
Wright Ewan
Lloyd Broughton
Rasmus Ree
Arnold Warp
Don Shay
Morris Tronrud Jr
Thorvald Anderson
F. B. Peterson
Rasmus Roe
Sweet Grass“Woolgrowers Association
Nancy Schilling
Gary Boe
Lynn Adams
Richard Boylan
Federal Land Bank
Leif Anderson
Walt Beley
Andy Hinshaw
Montana Angus
Cheryl Woodhouse
General Foods
F. B. ‘Peterson
Boulder Meadowlarks Club
Lions Club
Porcupine Butte
John Alexander
Edgar Langston
John’ Yost
Irving Pollard
Jack ‘Halverson
School-Census Figures Released Shows Small Decline
County Superintendent Grace Carney reports a slight drop in residents under 21 from 1213 to 1195 this year. Of the under 21 group 606 are boys and 589 girls, with district totals and district numbers for multiple areas listed, including district 1 rising and 6 to 21 counts, while many district tallies are irregular.
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Grace Carney
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Norman Bjorndal
Hardy Construction Co
Bjorndal
Bjarne Bjorndal
Earl Schleicher
Western Plumbing
Livingston
Jess
Sterling
Mint
Phaudba
ElVera Cosgriff
Barbara ‘Beck
Mrs. Barney
Home Demonstration Council
Mcnulty Ranch
Tana
Sendons
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